...the nation and its people have lost so much because of the war that was started over 60 years ago.

Yet no one is suggesting that unilateral solutions be imposed in these potential flashpoints.

The antagonism between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the now retired General Sarath Fonseka has been in the making for months.

Children often play around the fire unattended. A gust of wind or a child too close to the fire and his or her clothes can catch fire.

For small island developing States, economic gains made over the past 10 years are being wiped away by spiralling fuel prices.

Sino US cooperation on this flashpoint could be a huge step forward in building much needed bilateral strategic trust.

This is a good starting point. Sino US cooperation on this flashpoint could be a huge step forward in building much needed bilateral strategic trust.

The case gained significance by adding fuel to the fiery public debates now underway not only in Italy but across Europe on the status of refugees and foreign residents.

Every part of me that my body was trying to retain in order to make it through the war and under the barrel bombs I left there, for those who might need it, and I totally crashed beneath what science would call shock .

It is traditional for teens and children to jump over the bonfires an allotted number of times for good luck sadly, this year's celebrations were marred by the death of two people, one of which died when he tripped while trying to jump over one of the biggest bonfires, perishing in the middle of the fire to unsuccessful attempts to rescue him by onlookers.